Chapter 6: Azreal of Mirage
"The Ancient thought you would need help with your armor, so I was sent. Don't be frightened of me..." She looked at his hand and slowly reached out, but her mind stopped her. Danger. It alerted her and she stepped back.
"No...you weren't sent by the ancient..." Her eyes narrowed and he frowned, his wings turning black and curled into those of dragon, leathery and spiked at the joints. His eyes darkened and his armor switched to black and red.
"You saw through my mirage...well done...but it won't be enough to save you...Come with me now freely and no harm will come to you or your brother..." He held out his hand again to her.
She glared. "The Dynasty will never have me or my armor..."
"Very well then...You want training...prepare yourself!" He drew his weapon, a staff, but unlike that of the ancient. It was black metal with spikes. He rushed her and she rolled out of the way. Oh no...She cursed herself for going off alone. No, no one could help her now. She was alone. "Call on your armor, Divine Wind, if you can!" He ran at her again and this time hit her. Her head spun as she hit the ground on her stomach. Her hands tugged at the grass in her fists from pain.
"YUKARI!" A familiar voice called and she looked up dizzily. Rowen. She stood. He was coming out of the woods but was a distance away still
"NO! Rowen, get out of here now!!!" She yelled.
"Surrender now...you know the boy stands no chance...I can kill him now if I wish..." The voice in Yukari's head warned her. It was Azreal.
"If you leave him alone, I'll again..."
Azreal smirked and once agian held out his hand. Yukari put her hand in his and felt the jolt of her armor wanting to be freed from the kanji to save her.
"SUPER WAVE SMASHER!!!!"
Rowen grabbed his sister, pulling her from the path of Cye's sure kill. Azreal disappeared back to the Dynasty, vowing to return for her.
She blinked and looked over at Cye with awe. Her brother was in armor too. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the rest of the group running up, all armored. A great wave of confusion went through her.
"Are you okay?" Her brother broke her thoughts as he looked her over. She nodded, saying nothing. "What happened?"
She remained silent, luckily the boys took it as she didn't know. As they headed back to the house, Cye walked by her side, brushing her hand with his every now and then reasurringly. She moved up to where her brother was walking. She didn't want Cye's sympathy. Kale and Anubis saw this form behind Cye. The young boys shoulders slumped and Kale, for the first time in a while, smiled.
She sighed, looking at the look on her brothers face. He would kill her for going out alone. And what of her armor. No one knew. She needed to keep it to herself, she figured.
When they reach the house she was surprised that the four older men asked to talk to her alonr first. She gulped. No way, she didn't trust them, not them. The vision the staff had showed her of them frightened her enough of what they might do to her. She turned to head inside, but Dais grabbed her arm. She fought briefly, but a look Kale gave her made her stop, though she kept her distance from the ex warlords.
"You know why they were after you...don't you...?" Anubis noted, not really asking.
"No, I don-"
"Do not lie to us, girl, it doesn't suit you...plus we see right through your attempts to hide yourself...and your armor. How long have you known?"
She looked away, refusing to answer Kale's question but soon found herself on her knees after a hit to the knees from Dais. She glared, but stayed where she was. They were stronger than her and she couldn't get out of this. A warmth started on her forehead and she shut her eyes, still in her bowed position. Humbleness, she thought in her subconscious.
"So, the Ancient was right...Get up, girl, we don't want you to lose all of your dignity..." She was pulled up like a kitten, by the back of her shirt, and set on her feet again. She didn't raise her gaze to any of them. "Go sleep, girl...WE will train you in the ways of fighting. Do not train with the Elemental Ronins. Your brother will not spare with you eqeaully. He'll hold back. So would the others. Get rested and ready for tomorrow, you're going to be in the woods alone for a few days, pack what you need." Dais ordered.
"Excuse me!? Who the hell do you think you are ordering ME around!?" Yukari's cheeks were red. She glared.
"Do as we say, or be left defensless. It's your decision, child." Sekhmet eyed me.
"I am not a child!"
"Then prove it...go to bed..." Anubis ordered, heading inside, followed by the other three ex-warlords. She rubbed her forhead in thought. Great...I came here for down time...what have I gotten myself into...?
"The Ancient thought you would need help with your armor, so I was sent. Don't be frightened of me..." She looked at his hand and slowly reached out, but her mind stopped her. Danger. It alerted her and she stepped back.
"No...you weren't sent by the ancient..." Her eyes narrowed and he frowned, his wings turning black and curled into those of dragon, leathery and spiked at the joints. His eyes darkened and his armor switched to black and red.
"You saw through my mirage...well done...but it won't be enough to save you...Come with me now freely and no harm will come to you or your brother..." He held out his hand again to her.
She glared. "The Dynasty will never have me or my armor..."
"Very well then...You want training...prepare yourself!" He drew his weapon, a staff, but unlike that of the ancient. It was black metal with spikes. He rushed her and she rolled out of the way. Oh no...She cursed herself for going off alone. No, no one could help her now. She was alone. "Call on your armor, Divine Wind, if you can!" He ran at her again and this time hit her. Her head spun as she hit the ground on her stomach. Her hands tugged at the grass in her fists from pain.
"YUKARI!" A familiar voice called and she looked up dizzily. Rowen. She stood. He was coming out of the woods but was a distance away still
"NO! Rowen, get out of here now!!!" She yelled.
"Surrender now...you know the boy stands no chance...I can kill him now if I wish..." The voice in Yukari's head warned her. It was Azreal.
"If you leave him alone, I'll again..."
Azreal smirked and once agian held out his hand. Yukari put her hand in his and felt the jolt of her armor wanting to be freed from the kanji to save her.
"SUPER WAVE SMASHER!!!!"
Rowen grabbed his sister, pulling her from the path of Cye's sure kill. Azreal disappeared back to the Dynasty, vowing to return for her.
She blinked and looked over at Cye with awe. Her brother was in armor too. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the rest of the group running up, all armored. A great wave of confusion went through her.
"Are you okay?" Her brother broke her thoughts as he looked her over. She nodded, saying nothing. "What happened?"
She remained silent, luckily the boys took it as she didn't know. As they headed back to the house, Cye walked by her side, brushing her hand with his every now and then reasurringly. She moved up to where her brother was walking. She didn't want Cye's sympathy. Kale and Anubis saw this form behind Cye. The young boys shoulders slumped and Kale, for the first time in a while, smiled.
She sighed, looking at the look on her brothers face. He would kill her for going out alone. And what of her armor. No one knew. She needed to keep it to herself, she figured.
When they reach the house she was surprised that the four older men asked to talk to her alonr first. She gulped. No way, she didn't trust them, not them. The vision the staff had showed her of them frightened her enough of what they might do to her. She turned to head inside, but Dais grabbed her arm. She fought briefly, but a look Kale gave her made her stop, though she kept her distance from the ex warlords.
"You know why they were after you...don't you...?" Anubis noted, not really asking.
"No, I don-"
"Do not lie to us, girl, it doesn't suit you...plus we see right through your attempts to hide yourself...and your armor. How long have you known?"
She looked away, refusing to answer Kale's question but soon found herself on her knees after a hit to the knees from Dais. She glared, but stayed where she was. They were stronger than her and she couldn't get out of this. A warmth started on her forehead and she shut her eyes, still in her bowed position. Humbleness, she thought in her subconscious.
"So, the Ancient was right...Get up, girl, we don't want you to lose all of your dignity..." She was pulled up like a kitten, by the back of her shirt, and set on her feet again. She didn't raise her gaze to any of them. "Go sleep, girl...WE will train you in the ways of fighting. Do not train with the Elemental Ronins. Your brother will not spare with you eqeaully. He'll hold back. So would the others. Get rested and ready for tomorrow, you're going to be in the woods alone for a few days, pack what you need." Dais ordered.
"Excuse me!? Who the hell do you think you are ordering ME around!?" Yukari's cheeks were red. She glared.
"Do as we say, or be left defensless. It's your decision, child." Sekhmet eyed me.
"I am not a child!"
"Then prove it...go to bed..." Anubis ordered, heading inside, followed by the other three ex-warlords. She rubbed her forhead in thought. Great...I came here for down time...what have I gotten myself into...?